Miss Dilmi Atapattu

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Civil Engineering and Construction

College of Engineering and Information Technology


Dilmi is a PhD researcher in Construction Management at the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Adelaide. She has graduated in BSc (Hons.) in Quantity Surveying at University of Moratuwa with a First-class. Afterwards, she has worked in the industry as a quantity surveyor in a South Korean based large-scale construction organization assigned to the proposed construction of the largest private investment in Sri Lanka. Followingly, she has served as a temporary lecturer at the Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa prior to starting her higher studies at the University of Adelaide.

Date Position Institution name
2023 - 2024 Temporary Lecturer University of Moratuwa
2022 - 2023 Planning Quantity Surveyor Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Sinhala; Sinhalese Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2024 University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Construction Management
2017 - 2022 University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka BSc (Hons.) in Quantity Surveying

Year Citation
2025 Silva, F. H. Y. D., Perera, B. A. K. S., Atapattu, A. M. D. S., & Wijewickrama, M. K. C. S. (2025). Adaptability of biomimicry applications in improving the sustainability in the construction industry. Environmental Development, 55, 101197-1-101197-22.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2025 Jayarathna, H. S. N. M., Perera, B. A. K. S., Atapattu, D., & Rodrigo, N. (2025). Circular economy and blockchain-integrated road map to improve construction waste management. Construction Innovation, 25(7), 23-49.
DOI Scopus9 WoS10
2024 Wijerathna, M. R. D. P., Waidyasekara, K. G. A. S., & Atapattu, A. M. D. S. (2024). Strategies to enhance radio frequency identification (RFID) technology applications in the construction industry. Construction Innovation, 26(4), 984-1005.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2024 Atapattu, A. M. D. S., Hadiwattage, C., Perera, B. A. K. S., & Rajaratnam, D. (2024). Employing criteria scoring matrix in appraising the economic return of transcending to a circular built environment. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 13(2), 267-290.
DOI Scopus14 WoS13

Year Citation
2025 Herath, C., Jayasuriya, S., & Atapattu, D. (2025). Exploring Causes and Mitigation Strategies for Variations in Residential Building Projects in Sri Lanka. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (Vol. 564 LNCE, pp. 109-124). Springer Nature Singapore.
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Year Citation
2025 Rodrigo, N., & Atapattu, D. (2025). Nexus between Carbon and Waste in a Circular Built Environment: A Bibliometric Analysis. In Proceedings of the 23rd CIB World Building Congress (WBC, 2025) as published in CIB Conferences Vol. 1 (pp. 250-1-250-12). Purdue University, USA: Purdue University.
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2024 Wijerathna, M. R. D. P., Waidyasekara, K. G. A. S., & Atapattu, A. M. D. S. (2024). UNVEILING THE BENEFITS OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TECHNOLOGY FOR ENHANCING TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN SRI LANKAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. In World Construction Symposium (pp. 1088-1100). Department of Building Economics.
DOI Scopus1
2024 Silva, F. H. Y. D., Perera, B. A. K. S., Atapattu, A. M. D. S., Jayanetti, J. K. D. D. T., & Wijewickrama, M. K. C. S. (2024). APPLICATION OF BIOMIMICRY CONCEPT TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A LITERATURE REVIEW. In World Construction Symposium (pp. 185-199). Department of Building Economics.
DOI Scopus3
2023 Jayarathna, H. S. N. M., Perera, B. A. K. S., Atapattu, A. M. D. S., & Rodrigo, M. N. N. (2023). SYNERGY BETWEEN BLOCKCHAIN AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN IMPROVING CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT: A LITERATURE REVIEW. In World Construction Symposium Vol. 1 (pp. 1024-1038). Sri Lanka (online): Ceylon Institute of Builders - Sri Lanka.
DOI Scopus5
2023 Atapattu, A. M. D. S., Wattuhewa, R. M., Waidyasekara, K. G. A. S., & Dilakshan, R. (2023). BIG DATA ANALYTICS IN THE SRI LANKAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES. In World Construction Symposium Vol. 1 (pp. 281-292). Ceylon Institute of Builders - Sri Lanka.
DOI Scopus3
2022 Atapattu, A. M. D. S., Chandanie, H., & Dilakshan, R. (2022). IMPORTANCE OF A VALUE ASSESSMENT TOOL IN REGENERATING A CIRCULAR BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN SRI LANKA. In World Construction Symposium (pp. 558-570). Building Economics and Management Research Unit (BEMRU), University of Moratuwa.
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